Wellingara Health Clinic

The Health clinic is a special project that is very important to Meg Lyon.  As a retired nurse she was able to see the strong need for health care facilities in the community, particularly after one of the women in the adult literacy classes died in childbirth. Now, five years after it was originally conceived and four years since the first cement block was laid, the building was completed. This is a testament to the hard work of the architect, local builders, volunteer labourers and generous support of many friends in the UK and Holland, not forgetting the fund raising efforts of the 1to3 Trustees.

The clinic consists of an outpatient centre, ante- and post-natal care, labour room, pharmacy, shower and toilet facilities.

We hope to build a house on site for a doctor eventually so that the clinic can cater for in-patients too but at first, there are two midwives, one male one female, plus a Volunteer trainee.  The nurses have told us to expect that patients will come from well beyond Wellingara itself as a new clinic is always perceived to be’ better’ than anything currently available.

The nurses were impressed when they first saw the facilities: a borehole for regular clean water supply; both solar and main electric power and is tiled throughout for easy cleaning.  We are sure that even this provision will not be enough to cater for all the local health needs but it is a great step forward in the care of the community.